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All last summer I lived with Cheb Mami’s album. Eating, walking, all the time. His voice is an incredible instrument. He does whatever he wants with it, it really impressed me, as did his talent as a musician. I hadn’t got any idea of what he could sing, I didn’t know rai music. Then I saw him in Bercy with Khaled, Rachid Taha and this great orchestra… and Steve Hillage. Very impressed, I began to write a song on this experience and we met. I asked him if he’d like to sing for me, in a way to ‘authenticate’ my experience (ironic smile). He’s a lovely man. He sung without knowing what I was singing. As it happens, it’s about desire, craving. I asked him: just improvise, in arab, on my melody. Later I asked him what he was talking about, he answered that he sang about desire, craving of a loved person. I told him that it was exactly the song’s theme! So the music suggested those words. It was a sort of unconscious and automatic process. I always considered that it was the music which wrote the text. For this album, more than all the others, I began by writing the music, then I went walking and this music suggested a character, a story. Like a sculptor who kneads his material, then notices a nose, a leg. It’s longer, but more organic." Sting: I don’t think it’s a sad song. I think it’s a nasty little song, really rather evil. It’s about jealousy and surveillance and ownership. International Briefs - Madrid". Billboard. 27 September 1980. p.56 . Retrieved 9 March 2022– via Google Books. You know, I wrote this song and it had kind of like a shuffle, and it reminded me of Stevie Wonder, and I said ‘God, it would be great if Stevie would play on this.’ So I made a phone call, full of trepidation because he’s one of my idols, and he was like, ‘Yeah, I’ll come to New York and do it.’ He turned up and played his ass off. That really authenticated the song for me. And when he walks into a room, it’s like a higher being. He’s a powerful, spiritual entity. For him to play on my record and James too, because he’s one of the reasons I do what I do is so much fun and a great honour as well." Interviewer] Dom, when you played that riff — that thing has been sampled by so many people and used for songs. What do you think about that?

Regardless of the turmoil during the recording, “Every Breath You Take” was a worldwide success. The music video, directed by Godley & Creme, even won the band the first Best Cinematography award at the 1983 MTV Video Music Awards. The song also stands as the signature song of The Police and has been played more than 9 million times on radio. Lost millions made millions…the song impacted to many ppl in a good way for me to be upset over it..there’s always more money to be made and I will make it so ❤️❤️ Top 100 Singles of 1979" (PDF). Record Mirror. London: Spotlight Publications. 5 January 1980. p.30 . Retrieved 27 September 2016.Reggae artist Matisyahu covered the song, first as a Yahoo! Music exclusive and later on his 2006 remix album No Place to Be. The song's title is often confused with the Beatles' song "Dear Prudence," which features the line, "The sun is up, the sky is blue, it's beautiful, and so are you." On 14 April 2020, Sting recorded a duet cover of "Message in a Bottle" featured the quartet All Saints. [41] Cash Box described the song's hook as "a mesmerizing guitar figure" that is similar to that of Blue Öyster Cult's " Don't Fear the Reaper." [9] Record World said that "Sharp tempo contrasts are bridged by Andy Summers' hard-edged lead guitar while singer-songwriter Sting pleads an affecting lead vocal." [10] Sting made his debut as a Broadway lyricist and composer in October 2014 with the launch of The Last Ship. He even joined the cast in that December in an effort to draw in more theater goers. Unfortunately, Sting's celebrity wasn't enough to boost sales, and The Last Ship closed in January 2015. In October 2017 it was announced that Sting has made plans to bring the musical to the U.K., set first to premiere in his childhood hometown of Newcastle, in March 2018. Personal Life

In the music video, Sting protrays himself as some kind of God or deity, only for the viewer to see at the end of the music video that he’s just advertising “Brand New Day” laundry detergent. He’s no Billy Mays! Sting elaborated on the music video: The lyrics of "Lemon Tree" by Sting are a reflection of a sense of boredom, loneliness, and a longing for something new and exciting. The song's protagonist finds himself in a tedious and repetitive routine and is waiting for someone to save him from the monotony of his life. He looks to the outside world for inspiration and turns to his lover, hoping they will bring him some joy. British single certifications – Police – Message In A Bottle". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 28 September 2021.

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Classifiche". Musica e dischi (in Italian) . Retrieved 4 June 2022. Select "Singoli" in the "Tipo" field, type "Police" in the "Artista" field and press "cerca". Gordon Sumner, better known as Sting, was born in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, on October 2, 1951. He is best known for his singing career, both with the 1980s band The Police and as a solo artist. Sting is also a distinguished songwriter and actor, as well as an active philanthropist in causes from environmentalism to human rights. The Police Italian single certifications – The Police – Message In A Bottle" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana . Retrieved 28 September 2021. Select "2019" in the "Anno" drop-down menu. Select "Message In A Bottle" in the "Filtra" field. Select "Singoli" under "Sezione". POLICE | Artist". Official Charts. Archived from the original on 26 October 2011 . Retrieved 28 March 2014. The theme of the song is "universality of desired connection." [11] The lyrics depict a castaway longing for someone to listen to him and then discovered many messages from others washing up on his shore. [11]

However, Sting has either a contradicting, or more explanatory anecdote on how he got Stevie to work on the song: Item Display – RPM – Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Archived from the original on 24 February 2014 . Retrieved 12 February 2014. Sting: I think the ambiguity is intrinsic in the song however you treat it because the words are so sadistic. On one level, it’s a nice long song with the classic relative minor chords, and underneath there’s this distasteful character talking about watching every move. I enjoy that ambiguity. I watched Andy Gibb singing it with some girl on TV a couple of weeks ago, very loving, and totally misinterpreting it. (Laughter) I could still hear the words, which aren’t about love at all. The song has been covered by several artists, including the band Fools Garden in 1995, whose version became a hit in Europe. Winner of the 1984 Best Song of the Year and Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals Grammy awardsThe best-selling single of 1983, and the fifth best-selling single of the 1980’s in the United States In 2007, Sting surprised and delighted fans of The Police when the group performed together on the Grammy Awards television broadcast. The band also announced it would tour for the first time in over two decades. He also continued with his solo career, releasing the holiday album If On a Winter's Night. . . in 2009. 'The Last Ship' Broadway Musical The music video for Sting's version of the song features him driving around in a vintage sports car and singing on a deserted beach. Best Known For: Sting, born Gordon Sumner, is an English singer, songwriter and philanthropist best known as the frontman of The Police.

The Police performed at Live Earth, a 2007 charity concert to raise awareness of global warming and other environmental hazards, and performed "Message in a Bottle" as the US finale, with John Mayer playing guitar with Andy Summers and Kanye West performing a rap verse over the chorus of the song. Music Week Fact Sheets. Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 8 September 1979. p.22 . Retrieved 12 October 2022. Shaun Keaveny (2010). R2D2 Lives in Preston: The Best of BBC 6 Music's Toast the Nation!. p. 125. Pan Macmillan, The chorus is optimistic about the future, with the singer returning to the conversation with his partner where they talked about the blue sky, but he can only focus on the lemon tree. The motif of the lemon tree is symbolic of his frustration with the routine and the limitations he faces, while the blue sky represents the optimism he needs to break out of his cycle. The song was the first of their five UK number one singles. [6] Rolling Stone ranked it number 65 on its list of the "100 Greatest Guitar Songs of All Time".The Lemon Tree Trust is a UK-based charity that supports gardening programs in refugee camps and other places affected by conflict or natural disasters.

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